National Museum

Brasilia

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March 5th 2008
Tony says Our next step after Rio and the excitement of the Maracana was to make our way to the Pantanal, which is a great distance from Rio. So we decided to break up the journey with a stop and why not make it Brazil's capital city of Brasilia... We only stayed for a couple of days so there was not much scope for adventure, but we did manage to take in a few of the sights and sounds ... read more

South America » Brazil » Distrito Federal » Brasília

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more